Spain feasts against Costa Rica in their World Cup debut

Spain had a real feast against Costa Rica in their World Cup debut. Not even the downpour of water that fell in the first minutes made Jorge Vilda's girls reduce the intensity. The team came out wanting to show that it is one of the great teams to beat in this tournament and that is that, for the moment, it is the team with the highest scorer.

From the first minute he began to create danger and besiege Daniela Solera's goal, seeking to get ahead on the scoreboard. The Costa Ricans closed in behind and only tried to withstand the Spanish attack.

Not even ten minutes had passed when the Spanish team had already had two chances to get ahead on the scoreboard by Aitana Bonmatí and Esther González. The team was very comfortable dominating the ball.

After 20 minutes came the long-awaited first goal. Spain took the lead on the scoreboard with a goal from Valeria del Campo on her own, but one was not enough, and after two minutes came the second. In a good play by Athenea who gave the ball to Aitana, the midfielder was unforgiving and scored a great goal from inside the area.

Perhaps a reaction was expected from Costa Rica, which was unable to get out of its field and generate a minimum of danger. The Spanish siege was impressive. And so, based on continuing to maintain the pressure, the third goal arrived, which confirmed the win. The ball touched the post and Esther, who was very attentive, picked up the rebound and managed to pierce the rival goal.

Solera, the tico lock

The advantage on the scoreboard before the break could have been greater. With ten minutes remaining in the first half, Olga Carmona was fouled inside the area and the referee awarded a penalty. The responsibility fell on Jenni Hermoso, who from 11 meters sought to increase the distance on the scoreboard, without success.. Solera read his intentions and managed to stop the launch.

At the start of the second half, neither team made any changes.. Spain did not need it, but Costa Rica had to change things if they wanted to have the opportunity to get back into the game. Despite the great result, the team wanted more and did not hesitate to shoot at goal every time they had the chance. Luckily for the Costa Ricans they had Solera under the sticks. The goalkeeper was, without a doubt, the great savior of her team.

Alexia's entrance

About the 60th minute the fans were especially heard. You might think that the atmosphere was due to what was happening on the pitch, but the reality is that the spectators were cheering for the double Ballon d'Or winner, Alexia Putellas, who had come out to warm up. When entering the field, the public of the Sky Stadium has applauded her.

The minutes passed and Spain had already settled, it did not need more, and Costa Rica did not generate any danger. He was supposed to be the easiest opponent in the group, but it was surprising that they didn't try to fight a bit more. Vilda's team ends the day as first in the group, in the absence of Zambia and Japan playing this Saturday.